No, that's not true. Whitecourt is 200 kilometres from Valleyview, which is the next-largest community. You have Fox Creek in the middle of it, which we could argue, and have argued, could go north. But a “gateway to the north” as far as servicing that area? That's a real stretch. Barrhead is an agricultural community. It doesn't service that area. People don't come down from the north—maybe from Swan Hills—for service in Barrhead. They've missed that if they think the north is looking for servicing in that area. No, it goes to Grande Prairie; it goes to Peace River.
On February 14th, 2013. See this statement in context.